Course name: SOCB42, Feminist Perspectives of Caring Relations and Family Policies (Feministiska perspektiv på omsorgsrelationer och familjepolitik). Spring semester. Online course. Language of instruction: English.

PLEASE NOTE: this course does not give eligibility for further studies and should be taken as a supplement to other courses.

To be admitted to the course, the student must have completed 60 credits in a Social Science subject, or the equivalent.

The course aims to provide understanding and knowledge about feminist perspectives on family policy and care relations. More specifically, it covers how the development of family policy affects and influences different care practices, with a special focus on gender, generation, migration and class. Together, we read empirical and theoretical texts about the development of family policy and examine the consequences for family and care relations in different social and cultural contexts. Empirical focus will be on the Nordic welfare states.

The first part of the course (4 credits) begins with studies of a number of countries’ family policies. Theories about different welfare models are also introduced. Special emphasis is placed on how different countries have addressed the matter of parental leave and childcare. The second part of the course (6 credits) covers research about care practices in everyday life with a special focus on the challenges that different family constellations face in today’s society. The overall goal is to develop knowledge and understanding of how political decisions and systems affect and control family and care relations.

How to apply for this course

Application for this course is open from mid September to mid October each year (Swedish national application dates).

Please apply via the Lund University Swedish website lu.se/lubas/i-uoh-lu-SOCB42.
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Course literature, syllabus and more

Find the course literature and syllabus here on our website, on the page Literature and Syllabi.

Find more information about the Department of Sociology, where you will study this course:

• "About us" on the Department of Sociology website
• "For current students" on the Department of Sociology website. A collection of pages for current students at the Department of Sociology.